JP3874451B2 - Prepaid system for gaming machines using ic card - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a prepaid system using an IC (IC) card mainly used in a pachinko / pachislot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, pachinko halls and the like employ a prepaid system for paying a ball using a prepaid card.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Currently, prepaid cards used in pachinko halls can be easily counterfeited, altered, and remodeled, and recently these issues are often reported in newspapers and the media, becoming social issues. is there.
If the pachinko and prepaid system continues in the future, it will leave a spot as a card that produces many criminals.
The present invention provides a prepaid system that uses an IC card that is difficult to forge, alter, or modify, unlike a pachinko or prepaid card currently in use, and that does not break the current hall and card company transaction system. It is intended.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an IC partner card comprising an IC card issued by a card company, which records a predetermined amount such as 1 million yen or 2 million yen or a numerical value such as the number of balls lent. It can be installed in the halls for pachinko, pachislot and other halls only for customers and pachinko and pachislot halls, and the required number of IC partner cards and customer-only IC cards can be set. An IC card recorder that also serves as a customer-only IC card pay vending machine that can transfer the customer's desired amount or numerical data from the partner card's recorded data to the customer-specific IC card until the balance of the IC partner card reaches zero When, IC card sales report for connecting the between the IC card recorder card company bookkeeping processing computer by radio or line System and, IC card identification provided for each gaming machine hall for outputting in response to the number of money or credit balls identifies customer specific IC card recorded in the IC card rental balls or medals, etc. to the gaming machine and-ball-medal lending machine, the IC card writing reader provided for each table of the gaming machine, the customer specific IC card is inserted into the base of the IC card writing reader in the game state該台of Means for starting driving of the drive unit and storing and storing in a storage device a few percent of the balls or medals to be paid out when a big hit is made; and means for recording and saving the number of big hits on the customer IC card; , means and, pedestal IC card writing read in the game stop state in which the jackpot is to the savings amount to a large release and atmospheric release the base game stop state to reach a predetermined number of times When an IC partner card is inserted into the take-off machine, means for recording the number of large releases, the number of balls or medals released and the date for each unit number on the IC partner card; When an IC partner card is inserted into the IC card writing / reading machine, the number of days elapsed from the first major release date recorded on the IC partner card is calculated. If the number of elapsed days is within a predetermined number of days, the game is canceled. A means for canceling the state and setting the table in a game resumable state so that the game stop state of the table cannot be canceled when the elapsed days have passed a predetermined number of days. The hall that receives the IC partner card pays the IC partner card usage fee according to the first recorded amount of the IC partner card or the number of balls. This is what I did.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
First, an outline of this system will be described.
In the system of the present invention, unlike pachinko and prepaid cards currently in use, a card company manufactures and sells IC cards that cannot be counterfeited, altered or modified, and sells them to each hall. The two types of IC cards consist of a customer-only IC card (paid) for gamers to receive balls from the ball lending machine, and an IC partner card for the hall and card company to grasp the sales amount. Is done. By using two types of IC cards, a system that can be migrated without breaking the current hall and card company transaction system becomes possible. However, the machinery requires hardware compatible with I.C cards.
[0006]
The customer-only IC card has a storage capacity of more than 10 pages of newspapers, and it is difficult to sell the customer-only IC card to customers for a fee only by using a tool for paying a ball. Therefore, it is the first condition that a customer-only IC card has built-in attractive software as a plus alpha in addition to the payment for the money to pay. What you couldn't do with prepaid cards up to now can be built in completely new software using IC cards. Pachinko / pachislot machines with completely new software can be enjoyed by customers in games and new software compatible with IC cards. If there is a double or triple fun on a single game machine, The customer is very satisfied even if the IC card is charged.
[0007]
Furthermore, security is much safer than conventional prepaid cards.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached block explanatory drawings.
There are two types of IC cards used in this prepaid system. One is used as a distribution product between the card company 50 and the hall 52, that is, a pachinko store (company). Here, for convenience, an IC partner card is used. It will be referred to as 54.
[0008]
The IC partner card 54 is not distributed to general individuals or consumers, but is used by the card company 50 as a distribution product as a part of a business contract with a specific hall 52. This card 54 also has a reference number symbol on the surface, but it contains the identification encryption record number of the customer's hole 52, so it cannot be used in other halls (company). It has become. The IC partner card 54 records the amount in units of 500,000, 1,000,000, or several million yen, or the equivalent number of balls and medals. I can do it. Numerical values such as the recorded amount of money and the number of rented balls are configured to be displayed on a balance display unit 56 made of liquid crystal. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the IC partner card 54 includes an IC chip 58, an IC module terminal 60, and a solar cell 62. The usage fee of the card 54 is 1,000 yen or 10 yen, which corresponds to the number of balls and medals corresponding thereto.
[0009]
When the balance becomes 0 yen due to use on the hole 52 side, the cards 54 are used up and are all collected by the card company 50. Then, after completing the book processing to the computer 63, the card 54 can be reused. This card 54 is recorded in a card with millions of yen or equivalent balls and medals by a dedicated recording terminal 66, and the amount or balls and medals are displayed on the liquid crystal balance display 56. However, for reconfirmation, it is possible for the person in charge of the card company 50 to create a delivery slip with the record confirmation identification printing printer 64 at the time of delivery of the card 54 and at the same time check the amount and numerical value input. is there.
In addition, the hall (company) 52 side that has received the delivery can confirm using the balance record confirmation identification printing printer 68 as a system that can check whether the delivery amount and the numerical value are correct.
[0010]
The IC partner card 54 received from the card company 50 is set for the daily required sales amount in the IC partner card dedicated recording terminal 72 of the IC card automatic recording ticket vending machine 70 equipped with the hall 52. To use. When the customer inserts cash 74 and customer-only IC card 76 from the 1 million yen of IC partner card 54 set in IC card automatic record vending machine 70 or the number of rented balls, etc., customer-only IC The customer's desired amount or number of balls is transferred to the card 76. That is, when the customer inserts 10,000 yen into the IC card automatic recording ticket vending machine 70, 10,000 yen is subtracted from 1 million yen of the IC partner card 54.
[0011]
The IC partner card 54 can be repeatedly used until the balance of the IC partner card 54 or the balance of numerical values such as the number of rented balls becomes 0 yen. If a plurality of book cards 54 are set, it is possible to automatically shift to the next book card.
This card 54 is the same as the above, or the PIN number, conversion amount, date, time, and time built into the customer-specific IC card 76 when copying (subtracting) the record of the number of balls and medals. , And so on are recorded on the card 54 for all of one million yen of converters. This also serves as a sales ledger record for Hall 52 (company), especially for crime prevention.
[0012]
This card 54 is used with a balance of 0 yen, and is collected by the card company 50. After collection, the card company 50 copies all of the information to the used IC partner card by computer bookkeeping processing. As a result, the card 54 can be used again. This card 54, which has been used with a balance of 0 yen due to use in the hall 52, is automatically printed out by the usage details printing printer 78 so that it can be confirmed as a copy of the hall 52 (company). It has become.
[0013]
The sales of this card 54 are automatically reported to the bookkeeping processing computer 63 of the card company 50 by radio (line) and processed by the computer. The customer IC card 76 is produced by the card company 50, delivered to the hall 52 (company), and the customer purchases it for a fee. Hard configuration of customer specific IC card 76 is the same as I.C partner card shown in FIGS. It is desirable that the valid period of use of this card 76 is 3 to 5 years. In addition, it is desirable that this card 76 can be used in common throughout halls throughout the country. In order to prevent counterfeiting, modification, and alteration of the card 76, an identification symbol and a number are incorporated in each book card 76.
[0014]
The amount of money that can be stored in the card 76 is set within a range of 10 to 10,000. The card 76 is sold for a fee (about 1,000 yen) at the vending machine 80 of the card recording ticket vending machine 70 provided in the hall. The customer who has purchased this card 76 inserts it into the dedicated recording entrance of the card record vending machine 70, and at the same time inserts cash 74 into the bill insertion slot and presses the switch for the desired recording amount. The number of rented balls is copied (subtracted), and the desired amount or the number of lentable balls (a value subtracted from the IC partner card) is recorded on the card 76, so that it becomes a usable card.
[0015]
At the same time as the above-mentioned copying of the desired record, conversion and recording are made on the card 76 from the hole 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 5,000 yen. The book 76, which has been recorded and repaid, can be inserted into the card identification coin provided on the side of each game table 82 and into the card insertion slot of the ball lending machine 84 to receive a desired amount of balls.
When the balance of the card 76 becomes 0 yen, the card recording ticket vending machine 70 can repeatedly insert the desired amount and reuse it.
[0016]
When used in millions of units within the card's usage period (3 to 5 years), the upper limit of the amount is determined (depending on the relationship of other software), and the first and last records are reached when the limit is reached. And save the internal record as millions of yen once clear.
It is highly possible that record keeping can help prevent crime as a safety measure in the event of an incident or accident.
[0017]
In addition to paying for the ball, the card 76 is configured to include attractive software as a plus alpha so that it can be enjoyed in addition to the normal game. An attractive software using the card 76 includes, for example, a new saving and releasing system invented by the applicant of the present application. This is a system in which, when a big hit or a three-seven bonus occurs during a game with a pachinko or pachislot machine, a few percent is stored in the customer-only IC card 76, and a large amount is released when a certain quantity is reached.
[0018]
The sales during the game with the card 76 are automatically reported to the card company 50 by radio (line) with the identification number and number of the card 76 and processed by a computer. 86 is an I.C card, check service transmission identification machine, which is used when an I.C partner card or customer-specific I.C card is in use, and this machine is wireless. It is connected to a card company computer, and is configured to determine whether it is a normal card or a registered card and print out the cause of the abnormality by printing.
Next, the new saving and releasing type system described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0019]
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 2 denotes a central processing unit of a computer, to which a ROM 4, a RAM 6, a 1/0 board 8, a sound source 10, and a timer 12 are connected. Connected to the 1/0 board 8 are an IC card writing / reading machine 14, a motherboard (main body board) 16 of a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine or a pachinko machine, and a lamp 18.
[0020]
The ROM 4 stores a big jackpot game program and a gaming machine management program. Taking the pachinko machine as an example, the mother board 16 has a motor 20, a start switch 22, a speaker 24, a winning display lamp board 26, a winning display number board 28, a liquid crystal television or a rotating reel 30, as shown in FIG. A lamp 32, a power supply box 34, a payout sensor 36, a line lamp board 38, a winning sensor 40, and the like are connected, and the mother board 16 is configured to control these devices and drive a pachinko machine.
[0021]
The IC card writing / reading device 14 is arranged for each gaming machine. The IC card which is inserted into the insertion opening of the IC card writing reader 14, two IC card customer dedicated IC card 42 and the IC partner card i.e. IC partner card 44 is prepared.
[0022]
Customer dedicated IC card 42 is sold to customers in the store. The IC partner card 44 records in advance information such as a PIN number, the number of jackpots required for the big jackpot, the number of coins paid out for the big jackpot, business hours, and the number of days that can be used from the first big jackpot. Based on this, the computer program on the game machine side can be changed. Upon insertion of the IC card 42 for the customer dedicated to the IC card write reader 14 is configured to be able to start a special big jackpot large release game program stored in ROM4 of the game machine side of the computer.
[0023]
In the case where the IC card writing reader 14 not insert the IC card 42 for the customer dedicated, may be used big jackpot large release game program stored in ROM4 does not operate as a normal game machine. The big big hit big release game program stores and saves a few percent of the normally paid out balls or coins in the game machine's computer when a big hit is hit on the game machine. Is released as a big big hit. Customer selects a table, inserting an IC card 42 for the customer dedicated to the IC card write reader 14, CPU 2 is to start a program, to verify that the card has been inserted as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 ( Step 1). Next, the CPU 2 checks the personal identification number of the card and checks whether or not the card is genuine (step 2).
[0024]
Further, the CPU 2 checks whether or not the board body of the game machine is counterfeited or modified so that no abnormal voltage or current flows (step 4). If an abnormality is recognized in steps 2 and 4, the CPU 2 stops the game machine (step 3). Then, CPU 2 is inserted IC card is determined what the card, (Step 5) Check the IC card for customer dedicated, the process proceeds to program IC card customer dedicated (Step 6). CPU2 confirms that the IC card 42 for the customer dedicated is inserted, adding the savings jackpot number that is entered in savings jackpot count and customer dedicated IC card 42 of the game machine side, as shown in FIG. 8 This is stored in the RAM 6 as the total number of jackpot savings (step 8), and the game is started (step 9).
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 9, when the game is started, (step 10) each for detecting a jackpot, 1 is added to the section of the jackpot savings Count customer dedicated IC card 42 (step 11), and a game machine 1 is added to the term of [number of jackpot savings] stored in the RAM 6 (step 12). Further, for example, 10% of the number of coins and medals released at the time of a big win is added to the item [number of coins and medal savings] stored in the RAM 6 on the game machine side (step 13). It is determined whether or not the total number of jackpot savings obtained by adding the number of jackpot savings on the game machine side at the start of the game and the number of jackpot savings of the customer IC card 42 exceeds 300, for example (step 14). The big hit is a large release (step 15).
[0026]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the lamp 18 is turned on, and a sound is emitted from the speaker 24 to notify the big big hit (step 16). Then, 300 big hit coins, 10% of the coins saved out of the number of balls, or balls are all released (step 17). Next, the CPU 2 records the number of coins or balls output at the time of large release in the data storage column of the game machine set in the RAM 6 (step 18).
[0027]
Then CPU2 resets the column of the jackpot savings number of customers dedicated IC card 42 is reset to zero (step 19) with the savings of coins or ball game machine side to zero (step 20). Next, the CPU 2 stops the game machine (step 21). When the game machine is stopped, the CPU 2 determines whether it is a big big hit big release stop, and when it is affirmed, turns on the blue lamp of the lamps 32.
[0028]
When the stop of the game machine is not a stop due to the big jackpot, the CPU 2 lights a red lamp and makes an error sound from the speaker 24. The game machine in which the game is stopped by the big jackpot can be brought into a resumable state by inserting the IC partner card 44 into the IC card writing / reading machine 14. When the IC partner card 44 for the store is inserted into the IC card writing / reading device 14, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the stop of the game machine is a big big hit release as shown in FIG. 11 (step 22), If the determination is affirmative, the information on the IC partner card 44 is read.
[0029]
In the IC partner card 44, the number of big hits for big big hit big discharge, the payout quantity for big big big hit, the number of usable days from the first big big hit big release, etc. are written. When the information is changed, the CPU 2 changes the information recorded in the RAM (step 25). If the determination in step 22 is negative, the CPU 2 checks whether the board body of the game machine is counterfeited and abnormal voltage and current are flowing, records the checked items on the IC partner card 44, and The stop state is maintained (steps 23 and 24).
[0030]
After confirming the information in step 25 of FIG. 11, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the use of the IC partner card 44 is the first big jackpot, and if the determination is affirmative, the IC partner card 44 receives the first big jackpot date and time. Is recorded (step 27). If the determination is negative, the CPU 2 reads the first big jackpot date recorded on the IC partner card 44 and determines whether it is within 10 days from this date, for example. If 10 days, which is the predetermined expiration date of the IC partner card 44, has elapsed, the CPU 2 continues the stop state of the game machine (step 29). If affirmative determination is made in step 28, the game machine unit number, the date when the IC partner card 44 is inserted, the number of big hits, and the number of coins or balls output are recorded in the IC partner card 44 (step 30).
[0031]
Next, the CPU 2 releases the stop state of the game machine (step 31), and makes the game resumable state. A part of the coins or pachinko balls that have come out with the big big hit jackpot are received from the customer as a special tax such as a welfare tax. As mentioned above, the game machine that released a big big hit is canceled and an IC partner card is required to restart, but the expiration date of this IC partner card is 10 days from the date of the first big release, IC partner card 44 must be reissued within 10 days.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to shift to a prepaid system using an IC card without breaking the current hall and card company transaction system, and to prevent counterfeiting, alteration, modification, etc. of the card. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block explanatory diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the IC card.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an IC card.
FIG. 5 is an overall block diagram of a new saving and releasing type system.
FIG. 6 is a block explanatory diagram of a pachinko machine.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a computer.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the above.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the above.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the above.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the above.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Central processing unit 4 ROM
6 RAM
8 1/0 board 10 Sound source 12 Timer 14 IC card writing / reading machine 16 Motherboard 18 Lamp 20 Motor 22 Start switch 24 Speaker 26 Winning display lamp board 28 Winning display frequency board 30 LCD television or rotating reel 32 Lamp 34 Power supply box 36 Delivery sensor 38 line lamp board 40 prize sensor 42 customer dedicated IC card 44 IC partner card 50 card company 52 hole 54 l.c partner card 56 balance display unit 58 l.c chip 60 l.c mode module terminal 62 solar cell 64 computer 66 Dedicated Recording Terminal 68 Balance Record Confirmation Identification Printing Printer 70 IC Card Record Vending Machine 72 IC Partner Card Dedicated Recording Terminal 74 Cash 76 Customer Dedicated IC Card 78 Use Detail Printing Printer 80 Vending Machine 8 The amusement machine 84 card identification coin, ball lending machine 86 I.C card, check service transmission identification machine

Claims (1)

It is provided exclusively for IC partner cards consisting of IC cards issued by card companies and pachinko, pachislot and other halls that record numbers such as 1 million yen or 2 million yen, or the number of balls lent. Installed in halls such as pachinko and pachislot machines, and the required number of IC partner cards and customer-specific IC cards can be set. An IC card recorder that can also be used as a customer-only IC card paying ticket vending machine that can transfer numeric data to a customer-only IC card until the balance of the IC partner card reaches zero, and the IC card recorder and the card company identification and IC card sales reporting system, a customer dedicated IC card to the bookkeeping processing computer connected to each other by radio or line And the IC card identification, jade medal lending machine provided for each gaming machine hall for outputting rental balls or medals, etc. to the gaming machine according to the number of money or credit balls recorded on the IC card, game an IC card writing reader provided for each table of the machine, to start the driving of the driving unit of the customer specific IC card is inserted into the base of the IC card writing reader in the game state該台, jackpot Means for storing and storing in a storage device a percentage of the number of balls or medals to be paid out when there is, means for recording and storing the number of jackpots on the customer IC card, and the jackpot has reached a predetermined number of times then, a means for the platform that the savings amount to a large release to and large-released game stop state, IC partner card to the base of the IC card writing reader that is in the game stop state press Is the the IC to the means and, platform in the game stop state after a large emission IC card writing reader for recording the release number and the date that the large delivery count and payout or medals each machine number to the IC partner card When a partner card is inserted, the number of days elapsed from the first major release date recorded on the IC partner card is calculated. If the number of elapsed days is within a predetermined number of days, the game is canceled and the table is A game resumable state, and means for preventing the game from being canceled when the elapsed number of days has passed a predetermined number of days, and receiving the delivery of the IC partner card from the card company The hall side pays the IC partner card usage fee according to the first recorded amount of the IC partner card or the numerical value of the ball rental etc. -A prepaid system for gaming machines using cards.

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